1972Final results
1972 election for Massachusetts House District 86
Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts
Frank A. Antonelli (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Paul J. McAskill (Ind) by 11.1 points.
Frank A. AntonelliDemocrat · winner
55.6%4,869
Paul J. McAskillIndependent
44.4%3,895
8,764 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET